title: Oxidic materials: an endless frontier.
abstract: Selected areas of heterogeneous catalysis involving nanoporous oxides in the context of clean technology, green chemistry and sustainability are highlighted in this overview. So also is the potential of oxidic membranes in the context of producing hydrogen from water at high temperatures; and a brief survey is given of strategies that are required for the design of better oxidic photocatalysts for the conversion of visible light to H2 and O2. Aspects of physico-chemical characterization of advanced oxidic materials are also outlined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UK. jmt2@cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: John Meurig
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D008027:Light; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D010087:Oxides; D014867:Water; D006859:Hydrogen; D010100:Oxygen